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Summary of Civilization: The inca people of South America built the largest and richest empire the Americas have ever seen.The name inca originally was the title of the emperor. Gold was for the undoing of the Incas. As money did not exist yet, rulers paid their retainers in clothing and food. Geography: The Incas first called their empire "Tahuantinsuyu", in means "The land of the Four Quarters". At its height, Tahuatinsuyu was the largest native empire in the Western Hemisphere, extending along the western coast of South America for over twenty-five hundred miles through dry coastal deserts, wind-swept plateaus and valleys, high snowcapped peaks, and mist-shrouded rain forests.The Incas were spread accross the Adean mountain range. The Incas had the largest empire in pre-Columbian America
Climate:
The climate zones in Peru to southern Bolivia ranges from tropicial to highland mountain climates.The Incas had a mild climate, abundant water and vegetation, especially fruit trees.
Art and Architecture:
Type in the content of your new information here.There were many Inca craftsmen in the Andes. They were expert architects who constructed stone walls. The artisans also made silver alpacas that show their great skills. Metalworkers make ornaments, tools, and weapons out silver, copper, gold, and bronze. They excelled at working metals like silver, copper, and gold.
Culture (Religion, Customs, Food, ect.):
Inca Culture
Inca Ruins
The social pyramid were the rankings in their community. This included Sapa Inca/Coya (king/queen), the high priests, army commander-in-chief, the temple priests, architects, administrators, generals, Musicians, Quipucamaycs, artisans, captains, sorcerer, fishermen, farmers, herding family, conscripts. Ranked highest to lowest. The Inca's highest and most powerful god was Viracocha, sometimes called "Foam of the Sea".
Technology
The incas fought with battle axes, spears, and star-headed clubs.They defended themselves with wooden sheilds.
Summary of Civilization:
The inca people of South America built the largest and richest empire the Americas have ever seen.The name inca originally was the title of the emperor. Gold was for the undoing of the Incas. As money did not exist yet, rulers paid their retainers in clothing and food.
Geography:
The Incas first called their empire "Tahuantinsuyu", in means "The land of the Four Quarters". At its height, Tahuatinsuyu was the largest native empire in the Western Hemisphere, extending along the western coast of South America for over twenty-five hundred miles through dry coastal deserts, wind-swept plateaus and valleys, high snowcapped peaks, and mist-shrouded rain forests.The Incas were spread accross the Adean mountain range. The Incas had the largest empire in pre-Columbian America
Climate:
The climate zones in Peru to southern Bolivia ranges from tropicial to highland mountain climates.The Incas had a mild climate, abundant water and vegetation, especially fruit trees.
Art and Architecture:
Type in the content of your new information here.There were many Inca craftsmen in the Andes. They were expert architects who constructed stone walls. The artisans also made silver alpacas that show their great skills. Metalworkers make ornaments, tools, and weapons out silver, copper, gold, and bronze. They excelled at working metals like silver, copper, and gold.
Culture (Religion, Customs, Food, ect.):
Technology
The incas fought with battle axes, spears, and star-headed clubs.They defended themselves with wooden sheilds.
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